Noble Lady

That night.

A distinguished guest came to the study of Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Xue Chenyu was inevitably invited over as well.

Situ Zhen sat down with Xue Hou surprisingly.

His face was pale and bloodless, with gauze wrapped around his left arm.

Looks like he suffered some serious injuries.

"Meet the prince, father."

"Please sit down." Situ Zhen pressed his hand.

Xue Chenyu sat on the other side.

Situ Zhen had difficulty holding one hand, so Marquis Xue specially replaced the tea set in the study with a cup holder that was easier to hold with one hand.

And what's in the pot is not tea, but water.

Xue Chenyu looked at the wound on Situ Zhen's hand and understood that people who are taking medicine cannot drink tea, as it will counteract the effects of the medicine.

"Miss Xue, aren't you curious about why I'm in the Marquis' Mansion at this time?"

"I don't know, and I'm not curious."

After Xue Chenyu came in, she has been playing the role of a supporting vase. No one mentioned her name, and she would not speak on her own initiative.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Situ Zhen's eyes, but quickly disappeared.

"I should have come back after you. I was delayed for so long on the road because of some unexpected events."

Situ Zhen asked Fang Rui to take out an arrow.

Marquis Xue took a look and his expression became solemn.

Afterwards, Situ Zhen asked Fang Rui to bring it over for Xue Chenyu to see.

The style of the arrow also made Xue Chenyu's eyes freeze.

She might not recognize the other weapons, but she would never forget this arrow.

In her previous life, when she was collecting the bodies of her family members, she had seen such arrows on her father's body.

At that time, people from the Ministry of Justice told him that his father was resisting stubbornly, so they used bows and arrows.

She had never seen so much blood before, and after the incident, she panicked and was at a loss. So much so that He Minzhi had to take care of many things for her.

She only saw that one arrow, but now she thinks about it, could it be that other people had been shot with the same arrow at that time?

"Which team does this arrow belong to?" There was a barely perceptible tremor in Xue Chenyu's voice.

Marquis Xue looked heavy-faced and said nothing.

It was Situ Zhen who said, "What my assassin left behind was not the pattern of the local garrison, the Five Guards of the Capital, or the Imperial Guards."

Xue Chenyu's hands felt cold, her back felt cold, and her body couldn't help but tremble.

So, the mastermind behind the extermination of the Marquis's family in the previous life and the drought in Lingnan are actually in the same group?

So, if we find the mastermind behind this, can we uncover the real culprit who planned the extermination of the Marquis' Mansion in the previous life?

"Yu'er, what's wrong with you?" Marquis Xue noticed that something was wrong with his daughter and hurried over.

Xue Chenyu raised her head and looked at her father, who was tall and strong but had a gentle face. "Father, someone has been targeting our mansion before. I suspect that those people are the same group that assassinated the prince."

She said this in a very calm tone, but it shocked Xue Hou greatly.

"Fish, what do you know?"

"I don't know, but I dreamed of such an arrow." Xue Chenyu made up a dream story.

At present, Prince He Cheng of Wu'an Marquisate is likely to be considered as being tied up by outsiders, and Situ Zhen cannot avoid these matters.

But she couldn't tell them the truth about his rebirth, and something as illusory as a dream was just the right thing to use as a shield.

"What dream?" Xue Hou was surprised.

Situ Zhen also asked, "Miss Xue actually dreamed of this kind of arrow?"

Xue Chenyu nodded heavily. "That dream was confusing and complicated, but I can clearly remember that at the end of it, there was a feather arrow stuck in my father's back. The arrowhead looked like this when it was pulled out, bloody..."

Although her tone was calm, the fear on her face could not be faked.

Marquis Xue suddenly felt a chill on his back and exchanged glances with Situ Zhen.

Although they were reluctant to believe such nonsense, Xue Chenyu's story was very convincing and did not seem like a joke.

In addition, in their impression, Xue Chenyu has never been the kind of person who would tell lies, so this also adds some credibility to her words.

"Besides this, did you dream of anything else?" Situ Zhen asked tentatively.

"Yes." Xue Chenyu said calmly, "I dreamed of the Marquis' Mansion falling apart, and I also dreamed that I would have a hard time in the He family. That's why I started preparing early to divorce He Minzhi."

Now that things have come to this, if you are going to make something up, just make it bigger.

"Have those young ladies ever dreamed of me?" Situ Zhen's questions became increasingly outrageous.

Xue Chenyu was stunned for a moment, "No."

She really didn't lie about this.

In her previous life, she and Situ Zhen didn't have much interaction, and at that time, all her attention was on the trivial matters in the He family's backyard.

She didn't pay much attention to Prince Cheng.

The last impression I had was that Prince Cheng left without hesitation when the Marquis' Mansion fell.

But she couldn't say those words at this time, otherwise it would only arouse suspicion from both sides.

Afterwards, Xue Hou asked Xue Chenyu some more questions about her dream.

Xue Chenyu picked out some things that she could say to him, and then mentioned in passing that her thoughts had changed after the dream, and many things had changed as well.

Marquis Xue remained silent for a long time.

Then the topic returned to the assassination.

With Xue Chenyu's story about the dream, Situ Zhen wanted to get some information from her intentionally or unintentionally, but Xue Chenyu was indeed lucky in her previous life and didn't know many things about the harem, which could only disappoint him.

Instead, she learned from the conversation between Situ Zhen and Xue Hao that the owner of the arrow was the group of people who evacuated from Miaoshan Village in Lingnan.

Moreover, they mentioned the most crucial person: the prince.

Based on what they said, both Situ Zhen and Xue Hou suspected that the prince had a relationship with those people.

The only problem is that there is no evidence at the moment.

Situ Zhen talked with Xue Hou for an hour and then left.

Xue Chenyu also walked out of the study, and then she suddenly realized the purpose of Situ Zhen calling her over -

He wanted her to be involved in this matter.

But why?

She is just a woman in the harem without any official title or no rank. How can she influence the overall situation?

Of course, Situ Zhen later answered this question with practical actions.

Qiuhua saw that Xue Chenyu was worried and didn't dare to disturb her.

But on the way back to Furongju, Mrs. Xue sent someone to invite Xue Chenyu over.

Marquis Xue was also called over by Madam Xue.

The mother and her two children chatted again in Qingyuan.

"Is there such a thing?!"

It was the first time that Mrs. Xue learned that her daughter was about to have such absurd dreams. What was even more absurd was that many of those dreams had come true.

It’s just because Yu’er’s thoughts and decisions changed, so the results also changed.

But regardless, it still feels absurd.

"Madam, please don't worry. According to what Yu'er said, although some things in dreams will happen, the results are not certain. There is definitely a way to change them." Marquis Xue comforted her.

Madam Xue smiled bitterly, pulled Xue Chenyu's soft and tender hand, and said, "Yu'er, you should have told your mother earlier. You are so young, and you have to take on so many things by yourself. It must be hard."

Xue Chenyu originally wanted to argue, but since her mother had said so, she could only act coquettishly and say that it was not hard.

Mrs. Xue was heartbroken.

How could it not be hard? Her daughter wasn't even 20 years old yet. In her era, she hadn't even graduated from college. She was just a little girl. It was hard for her to worry about all this...

"What does Prince Cheng mean by that? He's involving Yu'er in this. Is he trying to get her to be his female advisor?"

Marquis Xue was embarrassed: How could he know what the prince was thinking?

"The prince probably doesn't have this idea." From a man's perspective, his personal opinion is that the prince has never stopped thinking about Yu'er.

"I know you men have your own plans, but don't involve my daughter." Mrs. Xue warned Marquis Xue angrily.

Marquis Xue could only say that he didn't dare.

On New Year's Eve, Prince Cheng finally returned to Shengjing in a dignified manner, and with injuries all over his body, he paraded through the city to report to the palace.